Cooper lands at Merrill

Departs JPMorgan to drive Merrill''s equity-linked capital markets business in the Pacific Rim.

Merrill Lynch has signaled its intentions to further expand its regional capital markets and financing platform by bringing Andrew Cooper to the firm from JPMorgan.

From Hong Kong, Cooper takes on the title of managing director and head of equity-linked capital markets, Pacific Rim. For his new employers, Cooper's day-to-day responsibilities will consist of driving its equity-linked platform across the region with emphasis on providing structured solutions to the investment bank's issuer clients.